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Home » Academics » Majors, Minors & Programs » History Department

History Department

“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history.”

- James Baldwin

Austin College History Department
Austin College History Department

At Austin College, history is a living discipline, a series of ongoing interpretations and arguments that inform how we understand the world around us, how we got to where we are – and even who we are.

 

Developing our knowledge of diverse cultures and perspectives, we build widely valued critical skills through our examination of how the world has changed and continues to change.

 

In studying the past, we set our students on the path to future success.

 

Careers in History Expand

“What do I do with a history degree?” Well, George W. Bush and Franklin D. Roosevelt both majored in history. Three current members of the Supreme Court have a history degree. In business, history majors make up two percent of college graduates, but six percent of CEOs of Fortune 100 companies. Austin College historians are lawyers, entrepreneurs, teachers, and more. What can you do with a history degree? Just about anything.

Diverse Interests Expand

Austin College historians encounter a diverse range of peoples, ideas, and events, spanning centuries and continents. Recent classes have included the role of natural disasters in history, the development of scientific thinking, and the bloody international struggles that shaped the twentieth century. Darwin or DuBois, the Spanish renaissance or the Mexican revolution, American populists or Russian reactionaries – there’s a class for you.

Student Research Expand

History at Austin College offers you the opportunity to work closely with faculty on developing your own research. Our students present their work at the Austin College Student Scholarship Conference, as well as at conferences around the country. Recent student research for Honors Theses and the Scarbrough Summer Research Program has included the life and legacy of Texas businesswoman Clara Driscoll, the relationship between corporations and gunslingers, and Hattie Caraway’s significance as the first woman elected to the US Senate.

International Travel Expand

Austin College is a top ranked institution for studying abroad, and our students can be found all over the world. Whether an immersive semester abroad or a globetrotting JanTerm adventure, history crosses borders. Recent courses include exploring Rome, Tunis, and Cyprus in “Imperial Capitals,” and living and studying in England to understand “Oxford in History and Literature.”

Fellowship Opportunities Expand

The Department of History offers the Erwin E. Smith Research Fellowship, the Thomas W. Folbre Jr. Memorial Fellowship, and the Stephen F. Austin Fellowship for outstanding students. Austin College historians are strongly represented in campus-wide competitive opportunities, such as the Scarbrough Summer Research Program. The campus is also home to a vibrant chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national History honor society, which opens the door to a network of history majors around the country.

Austin Teacher Program Expand

The highly respected Austin Teacher Program and the Department of History work closely to prepare the next generation of teacher-leaders. Austin College historians love the subject, and the College’s graduate teacher education program prepares them to share that passion. History majors make award-winning teachers, in Texas and beyond.

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Preston Glasscock ’17

I can’t imagine a better place to receive a liberal arts education than Austin College. I was always planning to be a history major. But Hunt Tooley’s classes were so intellectually inspiring that I started reading some philosophy. Part way through my junior year, I realized that I wanted to major in philosophy, too. The… [Read More]

Alison-Maher

Alison MacManus Maher ’02

Majors:  History & Philosophy J.D., Harvard University Attorney, Mosaic Family Services Alison worked as a clerk in the Alaska Supreme Court before becoming a public defender in Alaska.  From there, she was a Special Project Attorney for Disability Rights Texas.  She is currently a staff attorney for Mosaic Family Services, which provides legal services in… [Read More]

Tajin-Perez

Ta’jin Perez ’12

Major: History, with a minor in Spanish Deputy Director for Western Native Voice “Humanities courses, including history, philosophy, and foreign language, helped me gain an understanding of systems both in historical and cultural contexts. My professors at Austin College provided me the tools to think critically, assess needs of others as my own, and have… [Read More]

Chelsea-Freeland

Chelsea Freeland ’12

Major: History, minor in Chemistry M.A., East Carolina University, Maritime Studies Maritime Archaeologist, US Department of State’s Cultural Heritage Center “My history major, especially training in writing, is what got me a spot at one of the top archaeology grad schools in the country. Additionally, as a chemistry minor (a possibility at a liberal arts… [Read More]

Jennifer Wenzel

Jennifer Wenzel ’90

Jennifer Wenzel ’90 completed majors in history and English at Austin College, and her career is an excellent response for the common question of what graduates do with an English career. A member of the faculty at Columbia University, Jennifer travels, teaches, and brings ideas to the top so others may also learn. She is… [Read More]

Meet the Faculty

  • Dr. Max Grober
  • Dr. Hunt Tooley, History Department Chair
  • Dr. Felix Harcourt
  • Dr. Claire Wolnisty
  • Dr. Light Cummins, Emeritus
  • Dr. Vicki Cummins, Emeritus
  • Dr. Oscar Page, Emeritus
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